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Meaning of MAGUEY

Pronunciation:  'magwey

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine
  2. [n]  Mexican plant used especially for making pulque the source of the colorless Mexican liquor mescal
 

MAGUEY is a 6 letter word that starts with M.

 

 Synonyms: Agave atrovirens, Agave cantala, cantala
 
 See Also: agave, American aloe, century plant, genus Agave, mescal, pulque

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mag"uey\, n. [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.]
(Bot.)
The century plant, a species of {Agave} ({A. Americana}). See
{Agave}.

 

 

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